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Scaling up Southern Africa’s efforts in the field of ICH to policy development
10 October 2016 Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe,Over twenty participants from seven countries in the Southern African region (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) brainstormed and shared experiences in ›››
Workshop on inventorying, international assistance and nominations in Zambia
25 July 2016 – Kabwe Zambia,Zambia conducted a workshop on community based ICH inventory and inventoried 3 elements. This activity took place from 25-29 July 2016 in Kabwe, Central Province and a ›››
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Community-based inventorying, at the heart of safeguarding measures in Africa supported from the Fund
23 June 2016 Lesotho, Zambia,International Assistance has been granted on 16 June 2016 from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to two countries, Lesotho and Zambia. Lesotho will receive, for the ›››
Project
Inventorying of proverbs of Lala community of Luano District of Zambia
22 September 2016 – 29 September 2017Amount (US$) 25,000
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia ,
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Part II
1 March 2016 – 31 July 2017Amount (US$) 250,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Namibia , Swaziland , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
Inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people of Kaoma District
4 August 2016 – 30 June 2017Amount (US$) 24,928
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia ,
Strengthening sub-regional cooperation and national capacities in seven Southern African countries for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
1 December 2013 – 1 March 2015Amount (US$) 250,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Namibia , Swaziland , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
1 February 2011 – 1 April 2013Amount (US$) 399,785
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Malawi , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,
A series of pilot projects in community-based intangible heritage inventorying on a grassroots-level in six selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
1 September 2009 – 1 December 2011Amount (US$) 275,000
Benefitting country(ies): Botswana , Lesotho , Malawi , Uganda , Swaziland , Zambia ,
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Makishi Masquerade in Zambia
1 October 2006 – 1 December 2009Amount (US$) 90,592
Benefitting country(ies): Zambia ,
Safeguarding of the Gulu Wamkulu, the Great Dance of the Chewa People
1 November 2006 – 1 December 2009Amount (US$) 129,374
Benefitting country(ies): Malawi , Mozambique , Zambia ,